Overweight, baby fat and pleasingly plump
Are ways used to describe people of girth
But I'm here to put my two cents in
And leave it for what it's worth

A woman I know always speaks of herself
As being jolly and pleasingly plump
She has a sense of humor - I'll give her that
But she's obviously never seen her own rump

The baby-fat excuse only works for awhile
But at some time one has to outgrow it
And retaining water is usually a poor explanation
I'll believe that about as far as I can throw it

When you get almost as wide as you are tall
It's time to give up and admit it
Wearing dark colors don't make you look thinner
Or donning a dress so little you can't zip it

If you get out of breath just fixing a snack
Or huff and puff when you climb the stairs
You know you're big when you have to sit
In a restaurant on two chairs

So keep your terms of avoidance to yourself
Or any obligatory terms such as that
I'm here to tell you like it really is
The plain truth is, I'm just downright fat


Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
May 23, 2007
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